Today’s Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) holds more responsibility than at any time in the Army’s history. The role of the NCO on the battlefield has changed significantly and commanders increasingly rely on the decisions and initiative of...
Knowledge of history is essential in the professional development and growth of military leaders. Past historical conflicts afford a multitude of examples for military leaders to sharpen and develop their critical thinking skills essential to...
Throughout history, militaries have been confronted with insurgencies when occupying or assisting in foreign lands. The history of these insurgencies have many similarities and should be analyzed in assisting in how we deal with present day...
Over the last 25 years, there has been no solid form of government, poor economic conditions,
and continual internal fighting.
On 3 Oct 93, the mission for the U.S. Special Operation forces was to raid a house across the
street from the Olympic...
During the spring of 2004, SFC Mike Herbes and Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 931 work with Afghan Security Forces in Kunar Province Afghanistan. His story tells of how the unit was selected, trained, and operated to counter Taliban...
This paper describes U.S. Army Airfield operations from May 2004 to May 2005 at Forward Operating Base Salemo in eastern Afghanistan (Khowst) near the Pakistan border. The non-doctrinal operation of the 870th Movement Control Detachment and its...
Since the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the nation has seen the largest expansion and reorganization of government since the National Security Act of 1947, transforming the nation’s homeland security system around, amongst other things,...
Intelligence and Leaflet Unit, Area III, Washington
This is vol. I, no. 3 leaflet news letter. Contents include: an editorial; some results of leaflet operations; leaflet drops and propaganda in the Far East; psychological warfare and the airman; treatment of the Emperors Meiji and Taisho and the...
The author gives an outline of the German situation. Topics include: an introduction; an evaluation of the western front after the invasion in the Netherlands and the situation at the west wall in autumn 1944 (including a brief appraisal of the...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
Along the white sandy beach of Hollekang, Hollandia, in Dutch New Guinea, in October 1944, Base M came into being. Basic plans were formulated for its organization and operation. Key personnel were assembled there, together with an enlisted...
This is the seventh guide in a series published as an aid to training engineer amphibian units. It is a basic manual for officers and enlisted men in engineer shore battalions and other engineer amphibian units operating on the far shore. It...
The purpose of this study is to describe the German campaigns in the Balkans and the seizure of Crete within the framework of Hitler's military policy during the second year of World War II. Sections include: the military-political situation in the...
The six sections of the weekly intelligence summary give information on and about tactical intelligence, objective folder and target chart data, war news from other fighting fronts, Japanese antiaircraft defenses, and special reports from EAC...
This intelligence bulletin covers the Pacific Theater actions during World War Two. Topics from articles and briefs include Iwo Jima operation, the Japanese 88mm AA gun, change in suicide doctrine, Japanese combat instructions, reactions to...
This document was designed to provide a ready reference manual for intelligence personnel in combat operations. Sections include: the German order of battle; the German Army, Air Force, and Navy; police, semi-military, and political organizations;...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
This is vol. I, no. 2 leaflet news letter. Contents include an editorial, some results of leaflet operations, recent leaflet reports from PWB, Italy, random notes on leaflet writing, use of prisoners of war in leaflet preparation, and the American...